James Woods

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

Born

Apr 18, 1947

Vernal, Utah, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

130 acting

3 crew

Popularity

2.9

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Known For

Contact

1997

as Michael Kitz

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

as Max

Hercules

1997

as Hades (voice)

Scary Movie 2

2001

as Father McFeely

Casino

1995

as Lester Diamond

Surf's Up

2007

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Mr. Lisbon

John Q

2002

as Dr. Raymond Turner

Videodrome

1983

as Max Renn

White House Down

2013

as Walker

Contact

1997 • as Michael Kitz

★ 7.5

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 • as Max

★ 8.4

Hercules

1997 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.5

Scary Movie 2

2001 • as Father McFeely

★ 5.8

Casino

1995 • as Lester Diamond

★ 8.0

Surf's Up

2007 • as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

★ 6.5

The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Mr. Lisbon

★ 7.1

John Q

2002 • as Dr. Raymond Turner

★ 7.2

Videodrome

1983 • as Max Renn

★ 7.2

White House Down

2013 • as Walker

★ 6.5

The Specialist

1994 • as Ned Trent

★ 6.0

The Getaway

1994 • as Jack Benyon

★ 5.8

Any Given Sunday

1999 • as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

★ 6.8

Chaplin

1992 • as Joseph Scott

★ 7.4

Once Upon a Studio

2023 • as Hades (voice)

★ 8.3

Vampires

1998 • as Jack Crow

★ 6.3

Stuart Little 2

2002 • as Falcon (voice)

★ 5.8

Jobs

2013 • as Jack Dudman

★ 6.1

Eddington

2025 • as James Woods (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Be Cool

2005 • as Tommy Athens

★ 5.5

Cat's Eye

1985 • as Morrison

★ 6.8

Straw Dogs

2011 • as Tom Heddon

★ 5.9

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001 • as General Hein (voice)

★ 6.2

Mickey's House of Villains

2002 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.3

Pretty Persuasion

2005 • as Hank Joyce

★ 5.8

The General's Daughter

1999 • as Colonel Robert Moore

★ 6.4

True Crime

1999 • as Alan Mann

★ 6.5

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010 • as Owlman (voice)

★ 7.3

The Way We Were

1973 • as Frankie McVeigh

★ 7.0

Recess: School's Out

2001 • as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

★ 6.6

Against All Odds

1984 • as Jake Wise

★ 5.7

Night Moves

1975 • as Quentin

★ 6.7

The Hard Way

1991 • as John Moss

★ 6.2

Too Big to Fail

2011 • as Dick Fuld

★ 6.9

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001 • as Leonard Donofrio

★ 6.7

Nixon

1995 • as H.R. Haldeman

★ 6.8

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 • as Byron De La Beckwith

★ 6.6

True Believer

1989 • as Eddie Dodd

★ 6.2

An American Carol

2008 • as Todd Grosslight

★ 4.2

Straight Talk

1992 • as Jack Russell

★ 6.1

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

2009 • as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

★ 7.2

America: A Tribute to Heroes

2001 • as Self

★ 6.5

Salvador

1986 • as Richard Boyle

★ 7.0

Play It to the Bone

1999 • as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

★ 5.5

Raid on Entebbe

1976 • as Capt. Sammy Berg

★ 6.0

End Game

2006 • as Agent Vaughn Stevens

★ 5.4

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999 • as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

★ 6.4

Cop

1988 • as Lloyd Hopkins

★ 6.4

Diggstown

1992 • as Gabriel Caine

★ 6.3

Split Image

1982 • as Charles Pratt

★ 6.0

Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy

2014 • as Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.7

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995 • as Danny Davis

★ 6.9

Eyewitness

1981 • as Aldo Mercer

★ 5.6

Another Day in Paradise

1998 • as Mel

★ 6.2

Jamesy Boy

2014 • as Lt. Falton

★ 6.4

Officer Down

2013 • as Captain Verona

★ 5.3

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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001 • as Self

★ 6.1

The Onion Field

1979 • as Gregory Powell

★ 6.0

This Girl's Life

2004 • as Pops

★ 5.0

Best Seller

1987 • as Cleve

★ 6.0

Bling

2016 • as Victor (voice)

★ 5.5

Hickey & Boggs

1972 • as Lt. Wyatt

★ 5.9

Citizen Cohn

1992 • as Roy Marcus Cohn

★ 6.3

Northfork

2003 • as Walter O'Brien

★ 6.0

My Name Is Bill W.

1989 • as Bill Wilson

★ 6.5

The Gambler

1974 • as Bank Officer

★ 6.7

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004 • as Grab Takit (voice)

★ 7.0

Ark

2005 • as Jallak (voice)

★ 5.6

The Choirboys

1977 • as Harold Bloomguard

★ 5.4

In Love and War

1987 • as James B. Stockdale

★ 5.0

Mary and Martha

2013 • as Mary's Father

★ 6.3

Badge of the Assassin

1985 • as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

★ 5.6

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002 • as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

★ 6.2

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 • as Self

★ 7.1

For Better or Worse

1995 • as Reggie Makeshift

★ 4.7

Any Given Tuesday

2013 • as self

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021 • as Self

★ 7.4

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Self

★ 7.2

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996 • as Carl Panzram

★ 5.9

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006 • as Self

★ 6.7

The Visitors

1972 • as Bill Schmidt

★ 6.0

Kicked in the Head

1997 • as Uncle Sam

★ 4.1

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976 • as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

★ 8.7

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979 • as Danny Corelli

★ 6.7

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990 • as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

★ 4.4

Joshua Then and Now

1985 • as Joshua Shapiro

★ 5.4

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004 • as Toreno (voice)

★ 6.5

A Journey to Sundance

2023 • as Self

Race to Space

2001 • as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

★ 6.0

The Gift of Love

1978 • as Alfred Browning

★ 6.7

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000 • as Self

★ 6.1

Immediate Family

1989 • as Michael Spector

★ 5.9

Next Door

1994 • as Matt Coler

★ 4.9

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996 • as Temple Rayburn

★ 6.8

Fast-Walking

1982 • as Fast-Walking

★ 5.8

Footsteps

1972 • as Reporter

★ 6.5

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979 • as Sin Eater

★ 6.8

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978 • as Art Lewis

★ 7.5

The Boost

1988 • as Lenny Brown

★ 5.6

A Great American Tragedy

1972 • as Rick

★ 7.5

All the Way Home

1971 • as Andrew Lynch

★ 10.0

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

2002 • as Self

The Black Marble

1980 • as The Fiddler

★ 4.8

Curse of the Starving Class

1994 • as Weston Tate

★ 4.6

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975 • as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

★ 4.0

Voices That Care

1991 • as Self - Host & Choir Member

★ 7.0

Distance

1975 • as Larry Vincent

★ 6.5

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001 • as Self

★ 7.1

Jane's House

1994 • as Paul Clark

★ 6.0

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003 • as Rudy Giuliani

★ 3.2

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004 • as Self

★ 6.7

Promise

1986 • as DJ

★ 7.3

The American Nightmare

2000 • as Self

★ 6.8

Dirty Pictures

2000 • as Dennis Barrie

★ 6.1

Foster & Laurie

1975 • as Walter The Addict

★ 8.5

Crimes of Passion

1988 • as Himself - Host

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Hollywood on Horses

1989 • as Self

★ 4.7

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982 • as Interviewee

★ 7.3

The Boys

1991 • as Walter Farmer

★ 7.0

First Contact

2016 • as Narrator

★ 7.6

The Making of Hercules

2000 • as Self

Alex & the Gypsy

1976 • as Crainpool

★ 4.6

movie

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003

movie

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979 • as Len Fraker

Free as a Dog

2006

movie

Into the Valley of Death

2001 • as Self

★ 7.0

Sensational Cities: New York

2000 • as Narrator

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

1998 • as Narrator

★ 10.0

Buddy

2005 • as Narrator

★ 9.0